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on 2/7/11 at 3:21pm
Hi first time posting,
I'm graduating from a mid-tier university with accounting and finance degrees (~3.5 GPA) looking to get into finance. I was wondering - will working as a FactSet consultant set one up for good exit opps later, perhaps AM, HF, or something else market driven?
Then what about for IBD or PE?
Short-term, I'm looking to get my CFA in the next 5 years and open to MBA stuff later on but that's beside the point.
Thank you for your feedback





Factset is a lot like working
Factset is a lot like working at Bloomberg or CapIQ-you learn some relevant finance skills but you're not really targeted for those jobs and are viewed as more of a tech consultant.
Linkedin is a good tool for this sort of thing: Do an advanced search for "People," filtering for Company>Factset, former not current. Looking over the first few pages there are a few people who are potentially front-office investment professionals, but mostly software developers and account executives.
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Ok thanks, that's a great
Ok thanks, that's a great idea